HMS Providence (J325) was an Algerine-class First Duty Minesweeper.
Ordered: September 11, 1942
Laid down:July 17, 1943, at the Toronto yards of Redfern Construction Ltd., as HMCS Forrest Hill
Warship WW2 cites she was named RCN Forrest Hill
In June, 1943, she was renamed HMS Providence
Launched: October 27, 1943, conversion to minesweeper was completed on May 15, 1944
Length: 77.72 meters
Beam: 10.82 meters
Displacement: 1,040-1,335 tons
Engine: 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 × VTE engines @ 2000 s horse power, 2 shafts
Speed: 16 knots
She served in the 2nd Minesweeper Flotilla.